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Psychology

Mind

What doing magic tricks for birds is revealing about animal minds

Scientists have teamed up with magicians to perform illusions on Eurasian jays, revealing flaws in their perception – and modes of thinking we didn’t know they had

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Humans

The real reasons we laugh and what different types of laughter mean

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WHY do we act irrationally?

Humans

Why are we irrational? How a logical flaw stops us solving problems

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Humans

Having impostor syndrome may actually make you better at your job

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Mind

‘Ghosting’ in casual relationships linked to some personality types

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How can I make myself more motivated?

How spiteful are you?

Humans

Why psychologists can’t decide if moral disgust is even a thing

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Mind

Repressed memories: The dangerous idea we can’t seem to forget

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Humans

Gwen Adshead interview: Why ordinary people commit heinous crimes

Three decades spent working as a psychotherapist with the most violent offenders has convinced Gwen Adshead that they aren't the monsters we portray them as

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Humans

The surprising upsides of spite and how to harness them

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Humans

Old review: M. Night Shyamalan’s stylish horror of accelerated ageing

Culture

Humans

The biggest flaw in human decision-making – and how to fix it

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Humans

The science of how lockdown messes with the way we grieve

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